About Pierre Jarret de Verchères
Lived 1679 – 1708 (aged 28–29). Pierre Jarret de Verchères was a Canadian military officer.
Pierre Jarret de Verchères ( – 1708) was a French-Canadian military officer. His father, François, was the founder of Verchères, now a suburb of Montreal, Quebec. In 1691, as a teenager, along with his older sister Madeleine and his younger brother Alexandre, he helped defend his father's fort for a week. Jarret de Verchères was killed in 1708 after his raiding party was ambushed following an attack on Haverhill, Massachusetts.
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Who was Pierre Jarret de Verchères?
military officer
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Pierre Jarret de Verchères was born in 1679.
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Pierre Jarret de Verchères died on 29 August 1708 in Haverhill.
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Pierre Jarret de Verchères was a military officer.
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Pierre Jarret de Verchères was Canadian.
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